The first name Dona
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A diminutive of the female given name Sedona.
Dona is a short form of
.From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Dona last appeared in the official list in 2020, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 2004, with 6 births (#2,802).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Dona with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Dona at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 5 girls born in the United States were named Dona, the 15,531st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1954, when 487 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Dona
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Dona DrakeActress, singer, dancer (1914-1989)
- Dona BaileyAmerican video game programmer, born 1955
Questions
- How popular is the name Dona?
- In 2020, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Dona, ranking 4,535th. Its peak was 2004, with 6 births.
- Is Dona a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 19,032 US babies named Dona since 1880 were girls.
- When was Dona most popular?
- 1954 in the United States, when 487 babies were named Dona, its highest rank at 391st.